CM Naveen Congratulates ISRO on Successfully Launching India’s Maiden Solar Mission Aditya-L1

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday congratulated the scientists of ISRO on successfully launching the country’s maiden Solar mission Aditya-L1 from Sriharikota.
“It is a proud moment for all of us, as India takes another significant leap towards space exploration”, the CM said.

“Congratulate the scientists of ISRO on successfully launching the country’s maiden Solar mission AdityaL1 from Sriharikota, which comes close on the heels of successful lunar expedition Chandrayaan3. It is a proud moment for all of us, as India takes another significant leap towards space exploration”, the Odisha CM wrote on a social media post.

India’s workhorse rocket PSLV successfully put its Aditya-L1 spacecraft to study the Sun into orbit on Saturday afternoon in a textbook style.

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is an unmanned observation satellite that ISRO wants to use to monitor the Sun’s activities, and learn more about how these impact space weather phenomena such as solar storms.